TOP-RANKED Iga Swiatek avenged her loss to Aryna Sabalenka in last year's Madrid final by defeating the world number two to clinch her first title in ...
Poland's Iga Swiatek holds her trophy after beating Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka during the 2024 WTA Tour Madrid Open tournament final tennis match at Caja Magica in Madrid on May 4, 2024. - AFPPIXIga Swiatek avenged her loss to Aryna Sabalenka in last year's Madrid final by defeating the world number two to clinch her first title in the Spanish capital after a gruelling three-hour 11-minute battle on Saturday.
She has now won each of the WTA 1000 and 500 tournaments held on European clay at least once, to go with three French Open titles on the surface at Roland Garros. Despite squandering a 2-0 lead early in the second, Sabalenka manifested a set point on Swiatek's serve in game 10, forcing a decider with a lightning-fast down-the-line forehand winner.
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